[allAfrica] As of January 7, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,914,559. Reported deaths in Africa reached 69,861 and 2,395,410 people have recovered.

[allAfrica] Tackling poor diets and malnutrition in all its forms

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa recorded its second-highest daily death count since the pandemic after 513 people succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday.

[allAfrica] As of January 6, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,880,366. Reported deaths in Africa reached 68,773 and 2,376,663 people have recovered.

[HRW] Beirut -- Hundreds of residents of the Libyan town Tarhouna were abducted or reported missing between 2014 and 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities of the country's Government of National Accord (GNA) say that they have discovered 2...

[Nation] Medical laboratory workers are the latest frontline workers in healthcare to go on strike after the government failed to meet their demands.

[Monitor] National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Thursday said he received information about a pending attack and kidnap of his children, justifying his reasons to fly his immediate family members out of Uganda.

[Vanguard] Recently Boko Haram abducted and released about 344 students from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara is perhaps, a reminiscence of Chibok Girls abduction of 14th April 2014.

[IPS] On 1st January 2021, trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement commenced after months of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

[This Day] Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has become one of the first Nigerians to take the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

[This Day] The Nigeria Army on Wednesday said its troops of Operation Sahel Sanity have killed 220 bandits and rescued 642 kidnapped victims as part of efforts to restore peace and normalcy in communities hitherto captured by the hoodlums in the Nort...

[Premium Times] The state government says it has received an earlier disbursement of five million dollars in November from the total

[Nation] International broadcaster CNN has been on the receiving end after reporting that a Caucasian woman from London has discovered whales in Kenya.

[Nation] Sammy Korir had a light bulb moment when he learnt about a steam jiko about two years ago.

[East African] The December 27 elections in the Central African Republic have been marred by fighting between government and rebel forces. In the flare-up, thousands of people have been displaced.

[RFI] Senegal has announced a night-time curfew on two regions, including the capital Dakar, in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.

[Namibian] MINISTER of health and social services Kalumbi Shangula says Namibia has not yet established whether it will explore testing for the new variant of the novel coronavirus despite the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) saying t...

[GroundUp] I heard someone say recently: "this variant is really catchy". My family can bear testimony to this. We have just had a markedly quiet Christmas and new year, all of us holed up with positive Covid-19 results.

[New Frame] The self-taught farmer bounced back from losing her business during the Covid-19 lockdown to start another one, in a field she didn't know. She now employs seven people in Khayelitsha.

[Nation] The price of maize flour has dropped to below Sh100 for some brands for the first time in the last three years, coming as a relief to many households grappling with shrinking budgets.

[Nation] The country is staring at another health-sector paralysis after governors disowned a return-to-work formula the government signed with doctors and clinical officers.

[Foroyaa] The government issued a press release stating that President Barrow changed his decision to appoint Mr. Oremi Joiner as Deputy Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

[Observer] (Disclaimer: Do not take a single part of this selection guide and judge a person by it. You must weigh candidates entirely against measures listed herein; it is important that you hear from potential presidential candidates and ask a lot ...

[HRW] Julia Mwangaza* is a 41-year-old health practitioner at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's largest city. When I spoke to her recently, she expressed fear that, given the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the region, the health workforce w...

[CAJ News] Bamako, Mali -- THE killing of 17 children, and possibly more, during separate attacks in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger highlights the deadly risks children face in the Sahel region.

[Nation] Human activities at the Mchelelo Primate Reserve in Tana River County have driven two rare monkey species to the brink of extinction.

[Daily Maverick] Researchers could have secured access to Covid-19 vaccine supplies when they agreed to conduct local clinical trials, SA's top vaccine adviser Professor Barry Schoub has argued. Trial leaders have dismissed the claims and called on s...

[East African] Burundi has announced 40 new Covid-19 cases, the highest number of cases recorded in the country within two days since the first positive case was announced in March last year.

[The Herald] LOCAL garlic farmers have been urged to increase exports riding on the growth of the global market which has expanded to US$2,48 billion in the past two decades, from US$500 million, according to ZimTrade.

[The Herald] Senior Court Reporter